
%states_hash = (
"Ala." => "Alabama", 
"Alaska" => "Alaska", 
"Ariz." => "Arizona", 
"Ark." => "Arkansas", 
"Calif." => "California", 
"Colo." => "Colorado", 
"Conn." => "Connecticut", 
"Del." => "Delaware", 
"D.C." => "Dist. of Columbia", 
"Fla." => "Florida", 
"Ga." => "Georgia", 
"Hawaii" => "Hawaii",  
"Idaho" => "Idaho",   
"Ill." => "Illinois", 
"Ind." => "Indiana", 
"Iowa" => "Iowa",    
"Kans." => "Kansas", 
"Ky." => "Kentucky", 
"La." => "Louisiana", 
"Maine" => "Maine",
"Md." => "Maryland", 
"Mass." => "Massachusetts", 
"Mich." => "Michigan", 
"Minn." => "Minnesota", 
"Miss." => "Mississippi", 
"Mo." => "Missouri", 
"Mont." => "Montana", 
"Nebr." => "Nebraska", 
"Nev." => "Nevada", 
"N.H." => "New Hampshire", 
"N.J." => "New Jersey", 
"N.M." => "New Mexico", 
"N.Y." => "New York", 
"N.C." => "North Carolina", 
"N.D." => "North Dakota", 
"Ohio" => "Ohio",    
"Okla." => "Oklahoma", 
"Ore." => "Oregon", 
"Pa." => "Pennsylvania", 
"P.R." => "Puerto Rico", 
"R.I." => "Rhode Island", 
"S.C." => "South Carolina", 
"S.D." => "South Dakota", 
"Tenn." => "Tennessee", 
"Tex." => "Texas", 
"Utah" => "Utah",    
"Vt." => "Vermont", 
"Va." => "Virginia", 
"V.I." => "Virgin Islands", 
"Wash." => "Washington", 
"W.Va." => "West Virginia", 
"W.V." => "West Virginia",
"Wis." => "Wisconsin", 
"Wisc." => "Wisconsin",
"Wyo." => "Wyoming", 
"ALA." => "Alabama", 
"ALASKA" => "Alaska", 
"ARIZ." => "Arizona", 
"ARK." => "Arkansas", 
"CALIF." => "California", 
"COLO." => "Colorado", 
"CONN." => "Connecticut", 
"DEL." => "Delaware", 
"D.C." => "Dist. of Columbia", 
"FLA." => "Florida", 
"GA." => "Georgia", 
"HAWAII" => "Hawaii",  
"IDAHO" => "Idaho",   
"ILL." => "Illinois", 
"IND." => "Indiana", 
"IOWA" => "Iowa",    
"KANS." => "Kansas", 
"KY." => "Kentucky", 
"LA." => "Louisiana", 
"MAINE" => "Maine",
"MD." => "Maryland", 
"MASS." => "Massachusetts", 
"MICH." => "Michigan", 
"MINN." => "Minnesota", 
"MISS." => "Mississippi", 
"MO." => "Missouri", 
"MONT." => "Montana", 
"NEBR." => "Nebraska", 
"NEV." => "Nevada", 
"N.H." => "New Hampshire", 
"N.J." => "New Jersey", 
"N.M." => "New Mexico", 
"N.Y." => "New York", 
"N.C." => "North Carolina", 
"N.D." => "North Dakota", 
"OHIO" => "Ohio",    
"OKLA." => "Oklahoma", 
"ORE." => "Oregon", 
"PA." => "Pennsylvania", 
"P.R." => "Puerto Rico", 
"R.I." => "Rhode Island", 
"S.C." => "South Carolina", 
"S.D." => "South Dakota", 
"TENN." => "Tennessee", 
"TEX." => "Texas", 
"UTAH" => "Utah",    
"VT." => "Vermont", 
"VA." => "Virginia", 
"V.I." => "Virgin Islands", 
"WASH." => "Washington", 
"W.VA." => "West Virginia", 
"W.V." => "West Virginia",
"WIS." => "Wisconsin", 
"WISC." => "Wisconsin",
"AL" => "Alabama", 
"AK" => "Alaska", 
"AS" => "American", 
"AZ" => "Arizona", 
"AR" => "Arkansas", 
"CA" => "California", 
"CO" => "Colorado", 
"CT" => "Connecticut", 
"DE" => "Delaware", 
"DC" => "Dist. of Columbia", 
"FL" => "Florida", 
"GA" => "Georgia", 
"GU" => "Guam", 
"HI" => "Hawaii", 
"ID" => "Idaho", 
"IL" => "Illinois", 
"IN" => "Indiana", 
"IA" => "Iowa", 
"KS" => "Kansas", 
"KY" => "Kentucky", 
"LA" => "Louisiana", 
"ME" => "Maine", 
"MD" => "Maryland", 
"MH" => "Marshall", 
"MA" => "Massachusetts", 
"MI" => "Michigan", 
"MN" => "Minnesota", 
"MS" => "Mississippi", 
"MO" => "Missouri", 
"MT" => "Montana", 
"NE" => "Nebraska", 
"NV" => "Nevada", 
"NH" => "New Hampshire", 
"NJ" => "New Jersey", 
"NM" => "New Mexico", 
"NY" => "New York", 
"NC" => "North Carolina", 
"ND" => "North Dakota", 
"MP" => "Northern Marianas", 
"OH" => "Ohio", 
"OK" => "Oklahoma", 
"OR" => "Oregon", 
"PA" => "Pennsylvania", 
"PR" => "Puerto Rico", 
"RI" => "Rhode Island", 
"SC" => "South Carolina", 
"SD" => "South Dakota", 
"TN" => "Tennessee", 
"TX" => "Texas", 
"UT" => "Utah", 
"VT" => "Vermont", 
"VA" => "Virginia", 
"VI" => "Virgin Islands", 
"WA" => "Washington", 
"WV" => "West Virginia", 
"WI" => "Wisconsin", 
"WY" => "Wyoming" 
);
